City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks & Cultural Services has been awarded the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation by the National Alliance for Youth Sports. Earning the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program designation demonstrates that the City of Alpharetta has taken steps to ensure a safe, quality playing environment for children. Alpharetta’s youth sports programming has proven it meets key requirements in five categories – Written Policies and Procedures, Volunteer Screening, Coach Training, Parent Education and Accountability.
“We recognize that we have to actively demonstrate that we are providing youth sports programs of the highest standard,” Christine Young, Recreation Services Manager said. “Parents have many choices when it comes to youth sports so the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation is an important promotional tool to allow our organization to set ourselves apart and gives parents confidence in our programs since they can take comfort knowing their child is in the best place possible to learn and compete in sports.”
The National Alliance for Youth Sports, a 501(c)3 organization headquartered in West Palm Beach, Fla., administratively manages the designation which was developed around the National Standards for Youth Sports, a guiding resource originally published in 1987. The City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks & Cultural Service’s designation is valid until December 31, 2019.
Additional information can be found at www.nays.org/quality, or call 678-297-6100.